New Tours

Cycling for libraries “Around the Sound”

On 19th-20th of May 2017 the international bicycling unconference will ride around the Øresund/Öresund, starting and finishing in Copenhagen. The journey will take us through seaside scenery, visiting small and large libraries along the way.

More than 50 librarians and library lovers will cycle around Lake Geneva on June 18-24, 2017! Cyclo-biblio 2016 is supported by the French librarians association’s (ABF) and the Swiss librarians associations.

Cycling for libraries Belgium – United We Bike!

From the country that supplies the world with beer, chocolate, waffles and surrealism: we bring you a four-day local tour (10–13 September 2017) in the East of Belgium. It’sBelgian to the core: co-created by librarians and library lovers from all three of the country’s official language communities. Communities that know each other very little and have separate media, culture and library policies. It will be an adventure in the best Cycling for Libraries tradition: an international bicycle unconference and library advocacy tour, crossing language borders and connecting different countries. We strive to bring together librarians from the Dutch, French and German speaking parts of Belgium,so they can get to know each other and share experiences with international colleagues. We areinspired by our country motto: ‘Unity makes strength’. We believe this to be true on many levels. Hence our motto for this tour: ‘United we bike’. Hop on your bikes and join us on this quadrilingual tour, celebrating language learning and mutual understanding! Registration for the full tour is now open. Single day participation following soon.

What is Cycling for libraries?

Founded in 2011, the Cycling for libraries is an international cycling conference for librarians and library lovers. It aims to advocate libraries and increase awareness of the valuable services and resources that libraries offer to the community.

Passion for Libraries…?

In November 2013, the Cycling for libraries team with its members set up an international association to support Cycling for libraries tours as well as voluntary based library advocacy and library campaigns. The official name of the association is International Association for Library Advocacy, but it has also been called as “Voice for libraries” or “Passion for libraries” according to its mission.

Cycling for libraries is an annual international advocacy tour and an unconference for cycling librarians and library lovers since 2011 — "Cycling and Libraries with Love and Passion!" Follow #cyc4lib tweets

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Cycling for libraries is a library publicity campaign organized by the International Association for Library Advocacy.